PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN
HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT
Logistic
Light vehicle Driver Interior
March 2004

HRA Team (responsible for carrying out HRA)

Name / Job Title / Dept/Company / Role on Team
Nasser Maany / Head Passenger Transport - South / PDO / Leader
Hamed Thani / Light Vehicle Driver / PDO / Team member
Khalifa Al Maskery / Occupational Hygienist / PDO / Occupational Health Adviser

Assessment Identification

Business / Explorations and Production
Country / Oman
Company/Operator / Petroleum Development Oman
Location/Asset / Logistic
Light vehicle Driver Interior
Assessment Unit / Summary Of Process Description:
This assessment was conducted as part of the program to identify and control the risks associated with driving activities in interior.
Driving in interior entails both graded road and off road driving in various terrain and vehicle types.
Line vehicle drivers: Driving up and down the airstrip. Collecting and dropping off cargo Receiving & despatch (R&D) and mail.
Line bus : Passenger carrier taking personnel to the worksite and then transporting them along the line as required

Is this a new HRA or an adaptation of a generic HRA?

New / Generic / √

Location/Asset Team (HRA owner responsible for approving and progressing actions)

Name / Job Title / Dept/Company / Accountability
Assessment Reviewed by: / Sign: Khalifa Al Maskery / Date: March 2002
Assessment Accepted by: / Sign: / Date:
Next Review: / Date: 3-2007

Job Type/Exposure Groups

Location/Asset / Technical infrasctructure / Assessment Unit / Logistic
Description / Overview description of job and tasks / Number per shift / Basic hours
Driver / Driving / 1 / 12 hrs / day

Exposure Tasks (to RAM M/H Hazards)

Job / Task / Work Area
1Driver / 1 Light Vehicle Driving / Graded road, blacktop
Assessment Unit Health Hazard Inventory
Location/Asset / Technical infrasctructure MAF / Assessment Unit / Logistic
Hazard / Acute Effects / Chronic Effects / Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) reference / RAM
ERGONOMIC
H1 Driving Posture / Fatigue, pain / Musculo-skeletal disorders / 4 hrs in 12 hr period / 2C-low
H2 Manual Handling / Masculo-skeletal disorders / Masculo-skeletal disorders / None defined / 3C-M
H3 Boredom / Loss of concentration / Lethargy, loss of motivations / 2C-Low
PHYSICAL
H4 Sunlight
(UV) / Sun Burn Eye strain / Skin Cancer Cataract / 0.1 Eeff microW/cm2-8 Hr TWA / 4C-M
H5 Heat / Heat Stress / Stroke / Kidney stones / None Defined / 4C-M
H6 Vibration / Motion sickness / Back pain and injury / Frequency and magnitude / 3A-Ver low

Task Appraisal (Complete for each Exposure Task)

Assessment Unit / Logistic
1 / Task / T1Light Vehicle Driving / Job Types/Exposure Groups / Driver
EXPOSURE ROUTE & FORM / FREQUENCY
dy/wk/
mth/yr) / DURATION
(mins/
hours) / Existing Controls / Controls effective?
+ Yes
- No/ inadequate
? unsure / Estimated or measured Exposure Level1
/ Control Chart Rating2 / Meets OEL? / ALARP? / Routine Exposure monitoring required? / Health Surveillance / Action Required Y/N
H2- Manual Handling / Masculo-skeletal disorders / daily / 4 hrs / Procedure manual, Training / Yes / N/A / 3B-L / Yes / Yes / No / No / No
H4- Sunlight UV Radiation / Skin eyes / Daily / 4 hr. / Safety Sunglasses, longsleeve coverall, sun visor / Yes / N/A / 4A-L / Yes / Yes / No / No / No
H5- Heat / Whole body / Daily / 4 hr. / Awareness, Water, Shade, Short breaks, air-conditioned car / Yes / N/A / 4A-L / Yes / Yes / No / No / No
Describe Task Recovery Measures: / Tested Y/N? / Best practice Y/N? / Action required Y/N?
First aiders on the line.FA Box Clinic in camp. Car phone. / Y / Y / N